Stamford Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking: U.S. Attorney

STAMFORD, CT — A Stamford man was sentenced this week to 10 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release for trafficking fentanyl and cocaine, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut David X. Sullivan.

Brandon "Bizz" Turner, 32, was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Sarah F. Russell in New Haven.

Investigators with the Drug Enforcement Administration's Bridgeport High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force and the Stamford Police Department’s Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit identified Turner as a distributor of narcotics, according to court documents and statements made in court.

The Bridgeport HIDTA Task Force includes members from the DEA Bridgeport Resident Office, the Connecticut State Police, and the Bridgeport, Danbury, Norwalk, Stamford, and Stratford police departments.

Sullivan noted that in July 2024, investigators purchased fentanyl from Turner.

On April 21, 2025, employees of an apartment complex where Turner was employed as a maintenance worker found a tool bag in a storage room that contained approximately 790 grams of fentanyl and one kilogram of cocaine, Sullivan said.

Investigators reviewed surveillance camera footage and utilized DNA analysis and determined Turner had placed the bag in the storage room, Sullivan said, and a court-authorized search of Turner's vehicle found additional quantities of fentanyl and cocaine.

On May 13 of this year, Turner pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl.